Brychius hornii

Crotch, 1873

Horn's Crawling Water Beetle

Brychius hornii is a of crawling water beetle in the Haliplidae, first described by George Robert Crotch in 1873. It is native to western North America, where inhabit small streams and irrigation ditches, primarily on gravel substrates. The species belongs to a small of aquatic beetles adapted to life in running water environments.

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Brychius hornii: /ˈbrɪkiˌɔrnɪ/

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Habitat

are found in small streams and irrigation ditches, with a strong preference for gravel substrate. The occupies lotic (flowing water) environments rather than standing water bodies.

Distribution

Western North America. Documented from Alberta and British Columbia in Canada, with the core range in the western United States.

Behavior

are primarily found on gravel substrates in flowing water, suggesting a benthic lifestyle in stream environments.

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Taxonomic note

The specific epithet 'hornii' honors George Henry Horn (1840-1897), a prominent American entomologist and coleopterist who described many North American .